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A JOINT RESOLUTION applying for an Article V convention to propose 1
amendments to the Constitution of the United States that impose fiscal restraints on the 2
federal government and limit the power and jurisdiction of the federal government. 3
WHEREAS, the founders of the Constitution of the United States empowered state 4
legislatures to be guardians of liberty against future abuses of power by the federal 5
government; and 6
WHEREAS, the federal government has created a crushing national debt through 7
improper and imprudent spending; and 8
WHEREAS, the federal government has invaded the legitimate role of the states 9
through the manipulative process of federal mandates, most of which are unfunded to a 10
great extent; and 11
WHEREAS, the federal government has ceased to live under a proper interpretation 12
of the Constitution of the United States; and 13
WHEREAS, it is the solemn duty of the states to protect the liberty of our people, 14
particularly for generations to come, by proposing amendments to the Constitution of the 15
United States through a convention of the states under Article V of the Constitution for 16
the purpose of restraining these and related abuses of power; 17
NOW, THEREFORE, 18
Be it resolved by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: 19
Section 1. The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky hereby 20
applies to Congress, under the provisions of Article V of the Constitution of the United 21
States, for the calling of a convention of the states limited to proposing amendments to 22
the Constitution of the United States that impose fiscal restraints on the federal 23
government and limit the power and jurisdiction of the federal government. 24
Section 2. The Secretary of State of the Commonwealth of Kentucky is hereby 25
directed to transmit copies of this Joint Resolution to the President and Secretary of the 26
United States Senate; to the Speaker and Clerk of the United States House of 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 23 RS BR 1581
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Representatives; to the members of the United States Senate and United States House of 1
Representatives representing the Commonwealth of Kentucky; and to the presiding 2
officers of each legislative house of the several states, requesting their cooperation. 3
Section 3. This Joint Resolution constitutes a continuing application in 4
accordance with Article V of the Constitution of the United States until the legislatures of 5
at least two-thirds of the several states have made applications on the same subject. 6